Lots of touring musicians call themselves troubadours, but how many of them can say they’ve traveled to gigs by RV, van, bus, and foot (with hiking gear and instrument cases)? Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski, now touring as Golden Shoals,…
For whatever reason, the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is having a huge moment — probably most prominently in Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Hadestown. Lewin, whose music I’ve written about in the past, has her own entry…
Rachel recounts her Pride adventures and is proud of Bella for fucking up the vet. Rosa says hello! And there’s some great Southern rock in this episode. Plus! For the month of July all proceeds will go to the Trans…
This episode is going to be more dreamy and pop-oriented than usual. We’ll also get back to shorter episodes starting in July now that music is being released more regularly and I have less of a backlog. All Patreon, Ko-fi,…
Sara Rachele is at her best when she confronts difficult themes. Her 2015 song “Rebecca” is a heart-crushing recounting of having an abortion and its latent after-effects. 2020’s Scorpio Sun, the follow-up to her 2019 release Scorpio Moon, is as…
CW: I discuss suicide at the end of the podcast when I introduce “Shame Is a River” Come say hi to me at the Pride School Festival on Discord! I’ll be DJ-ing a queer country and punk set! Otherwise, I…
I kick off this episode by discussing the importance of anti-racist white voices in music — and what I mean by anti-racism. To hear more white artists who stand up against racism — and grapple with their own roles within…
We’ve got a big chonker of an episode this time out. Here, Rachel talks about the Black Lives Matter movement and how it impacts country and roots music. She forgot to mention it in the podcast, but she also made…